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NFL notebook: Vikings to honor late coach Green

Late Minnesota Vikings coach Dennis Green, who died of a heart attack at age 67 in July of 2016, will be inducted into the team's ring of honor in September. Green, head coach of the Vikings from 1992-2001, was 101-70 (including playoffs) and won Sports Illustrated and Maxwell Club NFL Coach of the Year honors in 1998 as the conductor of one of the best offenses in league history. The Vikings established an NFL record that season with 556 points -- 34.8 per game. The 2013 Denver Broncos now hold the record for points in a season (606), after eclipsing the 2007 New England Patriots. "Dennis Green's impact on the Minnesota Vikings, and really the entire NFL, is still felt to this day," Vikings co-owner Mark Wilf said in a statement Monday. "In addition to being widely regarded as one of the NFL's top coaches, Denny was also known as a great mentor and leader by all who had the fortune of being in his presence. We're extremely honored to forever memorialize Denny and his family in the Vikings Ring of Honor and we're looking forward to the induction in September." Mark, Zygi and Lenny Wilf, along with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, notified Green's wife Marie of the upcoming honor at team headquarters. The ceremony will be held at halftime of the Vikings' game against the Buffalo Bills at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sept. 23. --Carolina Panthers rookie wide receiver D.J. Moore signed a four-year contract, including the standard fifth-year team option that comes with all first-round draft choices. Moore was the 24th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft after setting a Maryland single-season record with 80 receptions, to go with 1,033 receiving yards and eight touchdowns in 2017. Financial terms were not immediately available. Based on last year's 24th overall pick, Raiders cornerback Gareon Conley, Moore's four-year pact is worth at least $10.5 million with a signing bonus of about $6 million. --Cincinnati Bengals rookie center and first-round pick Billy Price tweeted that he has received full medical clearance for training camp. Price was limited in mandatory minicamp last week after suffering a torn pectoral muscle during the bench press drill at the scouting combine on March 1. Despite the injury, Price was the 21st overall pick in the 2018 draft and landed a four-year deal with a fifth-year team option covering the 2022 season. The four-year deal is worth nearly $12 million. --Field Level Media

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NFL notebook: Vikings to honor late coach Green

Late Minnesota Vikings coach Dennis Green, who died of a heart attack at age 67 in July of 2016, will be inducted into the team's ring of honor in September. Green, head coach of the Vikings from 1992-2001, was 101-70 (including playoffs) and won Sports Illustrated and Maxwell Club NFL Coach of the Year honors in 1998 as the conductor of one of the best offenses in league history. The Vikings established an NFL record that season with 556 points -- 34.8 per game. The 2013 Denver Broncos now hold the record for points in a season (606), after eclipsing the 2007 New England Patriots. "Dennis Green's impact on the Minnesota Vikings, and really the entire NFL, is still felt to this day," Vikings co-owner Mark Wilf said in a statement Monday. "In addition to being widely regarded as one of the NFL's top coaches, Denny was also known as a great mentor and leader by all who had the fortune of being in his presence. We're extremely honored to forever memorialize Denny and his family in the Vikings Ring of Honor and we're looking forward to the induction in September." Mark, Zygi and Lenny Wilf, along with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, notified Green's wife Marie of the upcoming honor at team headquarters. The ceremony will be held at halftime of the Vikings' game against the Buffalo Bills at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sept. 23. --Carolina Panthers rookie wide receiver D.J. Moore signed a four-year contract, including the standard fifth-year team option that comes with all first-round draft choices. Moore was the 24th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft after setting a Maryland single-season record with 80 receptions, to go with 1,033 receiving yards and eight touchdowns in 2017. Financial terms were not immediately available. Based on last year's 24th overall pick, Raiders cornerback Gareon Conley, Moore's four-year pact is worth at least $10.5 million with a signing bonus of about $6 million. --Cincinnati Bengals rookie center and first-round pick Billy Price tweeted that he has received full medical clearance for training camp. Price was limited in mandatory minicamp last week after suffering a torn pectoral muscle during the bench press drill at the scouting combine on March 1. Despite the injury, Price was the 21st overall pick in the 2018 draft and landed a four-year deal with a fifth-year team option covering the 2022 season. The four-year deal is worth nearly $12 million. --Field Level Media

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NFL notebook: Jones tells Falcons he's skipping minicamp

Wide receiver Julio Jones told the Atlanta Falcons he won't attend this week's mandatory minicamp, the team announced Monday. "We have been in contact with Julio and his representation," general manager Thomas Dimitroff said in a statement. "We will not discuss those conversations publicly except to say we feel they have been productive and constructive. We understand the concerns and thoughts from their perspective." According to an ESPN report, Jones' decision to skip minicamp stems from an unsatisfactory response to a contract proposal in recent weeks. ... Read more

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NFL notebook: Jones tells Falcons he's skipping minicamp

Wide receiver Julio Jones told the Atlanta Falcons he won't attend this week's mandatory minicamp, the team announced Monday. "We have been in contact with Julio and his representation," general manager Thomas Dimitroff said in a statement. "We will not discuss those conversations publicly except to say we feel they have been productive and constructive. We understand the concerns and thoughts from their perspective." According to an ESPN report, Jones' decision to skip minicamp stems from an unsatisfactory response to a contract proposal in recent weeks. ... Read more

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NFL notebook: Jones tells Falcons he's skipping minicamp

Wide receiver Julio Jones told the Atlanta Falcons he won't attend this week's mandatory minicamp, the team announced Monday. "We have been in contact with Julio and his representation," general manager Thomas Dimitroff said in a statement. "We will not discuss those conversations publicly except to say we feel they have been productive and constructive. We understand the concerns and thoughts from their perspective." According to an ESPN report, Jones' decision to skip minicamp stems from an unsatisfactory response to a contract proposal in recent weeks. ... Read more

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Former NFL lineman Kenyatta Jones dead at 39

Former NFL offensive lineman Kenyatta Jones has died. He was 39. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Jones' mother, Jessica-Hadley-Brown, said he died of cardiac arrest on Saturday in Colorado. Jones was a fourth-round selection by the New England Patriots in 2001, a season that ended with the Patriots defeating the St. Louis Rams in the Super Bowl. He started 11 games at right tackle the following season before his career began going downhill. Jones underwent surgery on both knees before the 2003 season and was placed on the physically unable to perform list. Then he was arrested for allegedly dousing two people with scalding water that October and the Patriots released him five days later. He played three games for the Redskins in 2004 and didn't appear in another NFL contest. Jones was arrested in a Tampa narcotics sweep in July 2008, according to the Times, which reported that he was not prosecuted in the case. Jones played college football at South Florida and was that school's first-ever NFL draft pick. --Field Level Media

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Caps' Smith-Pelly would skip White House trip if invited

If the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup and are invited to visit the White House, forward Devante Smith-Pelly would not attend. Smith-Pelly told Canada's Postmedia his decision would be made primarily based on past comments from President Donald Trump. "The things that he spews are straight-up racist and sexist," said Smith-Pelly, a Scarborough, Ontario, native who is black. Read more

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Caps' Smith-Pelly would skip White House trip if invited

If the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup and are invited to visit the White House, forward Devante Smith-Pelly would not attend. Smith-Pelly told Canada's Postmedia his decision would be made primarily based on past comments from President Donald Trump. "The things that he spews are straight-up racist and sexist," said Smith-Pelly, a Scarborough, Ontario, native who is black. Read more

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Venezuela frees Chevron executives held since April

By Corina Pons and Marianna Parraga CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Venezuela has released two local executives of U.S. oil major Chevron Corp jailed since mid-April during a corruption probe in the oil sector, authorities and the company said on Wednesday. The arrests of Carlos Algarra and Rene Vasquez by intelligence agents at Chevron's Puerto La Cruz offices spooked other foreign companies operating in the OPEC nation in partnership with state oil company PDVSA. Chevron said in a statement that its two employees had been released on Wednesday, adding: "Our colleagues are in good health and have been reunited with their families." One source close to Chevron said the two Venezuelans had to report to authorities every 15 days. Read more

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Venezuela frees Chevron executives held since April

By Corina Pons and Marianna Parraga CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Venezuela has released two local executives of U.S. oil major Chevron Corp jailed since mid-April during a corruption probe in the oil sector, authorities and the company said on Wednesday. The arrests of Carlos Algarra and Rene Vasquez by intelligence agents at Chevron's Puerto La Cruz offices spooked other foreign companies operating in the OPEC nation in partnership with state oil company PDVSA. Chevron said in a statement that its two employees had been released on Wednesday, adding: "Our colleagues are in good health and have been reunited with their families." One source close to Chevron said the two Venezuelans had to report to authorities every 15 days. Read more

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Venezuela frees Chevron executives held since April

By Corina Pons and Marianna Parraga CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Venezuela has released two local executives of U.S. oil major Chevron Corp jailed since mid-April during a corruption probe in the oil sector, authorities and the company said on Wednesday. The arrests of Carlos Algarra and Rene Vasquez by intelligence agents at Chevron's Puerto La Cruz offices spooked other foreign companies operating in the OPEC nation in partnership with state oil company PDVSA. Chevron said in a statement that its two employees had been released on Wednesday, adding: "Our colleagues are in good health and have been reunited with their families." One source close to Chevron said the two Venezuelans had to report to authorities every 15 days. Read more

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Venezuela frees Chevron executives held since April

By Corina Pons and Marianna Parraga CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Venezuela has released two local executives of U.S. oil major Chevron Corp jailed since mid-April during a corruption probe in the oil sector, authorities and sources said on Wednesday. The arrests of Carlos Algarra and Rene Vasquez, by intelligence agents at Chevron's Puerto La Cruz offices, spooked other foreign companies operating in the OPEC nation in partnership with state oil company PDVSA. One source close to Chevron confirmed the release, saying the two Venezuelans had to report into authorities every 15 days. Read more

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NFL docks Ravens' final two OTAs over infraction

The NFL has fined Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh and owner Steve Bisciotti, along with canceling the team's final two days of OTAs, for an undisclosed infraction on Wednesday. Harbaugh must pay $50,000 and Bisciotti owes $100,000, the league ruled. While the violation was not revealed, the Ravens released a statement shortly after the decision. Read more

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NFL docks Ravens' final two OTAs over infraction

The NFL has fined Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh and owner Steve Bisciotti, along with canceling the team's final two days of OTAs, for an undisclosed infraction on Wednesday. Harbaugh must pay $50,000 and Bisciotti owes $100,000, the league ruled. While the violation was not revealed, the Ravens released a statement shortly after the decision. Read more

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Steelers linebacker Shazier says he still hopes to return in first press conference

Ryan Shazier won't play in 2018, but the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker said Wednesday he still hopes to return someday. "My dream is to come back and play football again," Shazier said. Shazier suffered the injury during Monday Night Football against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 4 and had spinal stablilization surgery three days later. Read more

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Steelers linebacker Shazier says he still hopes to return in first press conference

Ryan Shazier won't play in 2018, but the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker said Wednesday he still hopes to return someday. "My dream is to come back and play football again," Shazier said. Shazier suffered the injury during Monday Night Football against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 4 and had spinal stablilization surgery three days later. Read more

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49ers linebacker Foster pleads no contest to weapons charge

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor weapons charge on Wednesday and was sentenced to two years probation. The 24-year-old recently had two domestic violence charges against him dismissed. The weapons charge was associated to the Feb. 11 incident, which occurred at his home in Los Gatos, Calif. As for a suspension, NFL guidelines allow for discipline even when charges are dropped. Read more